My husband and I recently spent a week in Estes Park, CO with our five month old son! This was our first trip as a family and I was a little nervous about how it would go. I'm happy to report that things went well with our baby and I found Estes Park to be…
Author: lauren.vanderlinden
Christmas in NYC – 2 Day Itinerary
Traveling to NYC just for the weekend? Check out my 2-day itinerary for NYC at Christmas!
Navigating New York City
The number one question I get when people are visiting New York is, "how do I get around?" If you've ever been lost in a city, it can be intimidating! Thankfully, New York had over 22 million visitors and they do everything they can to make it easy on you! The more preparation you do,…
The Maine Attraction
Here is our itinerary from our Maine trip with recommendations below! We dive deeper into what we did, what we'd do differently, and discuss helpful tips/packing tips below the itinerary! Our trip went from Portland - Acadia - Camden - Portland Day 1: Travel Day/Lobster Rolls Lunch - The Lobster Shack at Two LightsActivity -…
The dangers of disenchantment
Have you gotten to a place of disenchantment? You’re not impressed by anything? You’re frustrated with the seemingly mundane? There are certain times in life when you are easily enchanted. Remember that movie Enchanted? Where she sang every chance she got and never took a moment for granted? Even the most mundane things seemed magical.…
How’s married life treating you?
Ahh the question everyone gets the first time they see every person they know who's gotten married. It's similar to when you return from Spring Break in college and everyone has to ask "how was your spring break?" To quickly summarize how married life has been I'd say it's been amazing being with my favorite…
Monochromatic Painted Clay Pots
Raise your hand if you kind of glazed over the word monochromatic because if you thought about it long enough you'd know what it means but it's been a long day and that takes too much effort. By the way count me in. I'm definitely in the camp of skipping over words I don't use…
How to do a wax seal on your invite
Ok I'm so so excited about the work we did for our wax seal on our invites! Did it get messed up in the mail? People told me it didn't! Were they lying? Idk. Maybe. But this detail was one we just couldn't pass up. Check out the "how" with pics below! Here's what you'll…
What have you been hearing from the Christians?
If you haven’t listened to Kanye West’s new album, Jesus Is King, yet, you really should. If you have followed Jesus all or most of your life it might elicit the following responses: - Is Kanye ACTUALLY a Christian now? -Why is God using him? He’s a sinner! His life doesn't honor the Lord. All…
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The Most Painful Thing You’ll Ever Have to Do
Honestly, I’m probably in no position to be writing about “the most painful thing you’ll ever have to do.” I’m twenty-five years old. A quarter of the way through life if you take the optimistic approach. Many people have gone through things much, much more painful than me. That’s why this blog isn’t actually about…
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